3 year-old nursery provision
In nursery, we love joining children in their play and knowing just when to step in to extend their learning. Our carefully designed environment encourages independence, choice, and curiosity, helping every child become fully engaged and confident.
We shape our spaces around the children’s interests, so any information you share about your child helps us personalise their learning from day one.
What we offer
We have a mix of purpose built and carefully chosen furniture for our 3 year old children making it easy for them to access resources. We also have daily access to a large shared nursery garden and schools’ own woodland area where we participate in forest schools.
The children enjoy regular visits to our EYFS library where they will take part in carefully planned activities linked to our topic or personal interests.
We work hard to create a very relaxing peaceful 'home from home' environment yet ensuring huge learning potential is available. With staffing ratios, our interactions with the children are meaningful, purposeful and hugely beneficial for the overall holistic development of our children. We support early speech and interactions with peers in a positive and rewarding way.
The following sessions are available:
- 5 morning sessions 8.30am until 11.30am
- 5 afternoon sessions 12 noon until 3pm
- 2.5 days (Monday, Tuesday 8.30 until 3pm and Wednesday morning 8.30 - 11.30am)
- 2.5 days (Wednesday afternoon 12 noon until 3pm and Thursday and Friday 8.30 until 3pm)
We also continue to offer 30 hour funded places. Please go to our Funded Nursery Childcare section for further information.
Parent's have a choice between providing a home packed lunch or booking a hot school meal for children staying over lunch time. For more details about menu choices and cost, please visit the school office and they will be happy to help.
Parents/carers may choose to buy additional nursery sessions availability allowing. For further information please contact the school office.
Additional sessions for 3 year olds are offered at the following rates:
Full day - £20 (8.30-3pm)
Half day - £12 (8.30-11.30 or 12-3)
Extended Half day including lunch - £13.50 (8.30-12.15 or 11.30-3.15pm)
Wrap around childcare is available onsite for nursery aged children from 7.30am till 6pm. For more information, please contact the school office on 01207 234252.
Skilled and Experienced Staff
Our staff know our children and families very well. They quickly develop meaningful, caring relationships with all pupils and personalise the care, curriculum and learning experiences for all. They are extremely at skilled planning and adapting our provision and learning experiences to meet the individual needs and abilities of our pupils, and are continuously working with our children ‘in the moment’ to extend and develop the children’s play and ideas.
We work closely with the children’s interests and are quick to respond and equip the environment accordingly to ensure each child is catered for and learning is personalised. Staff offer a range of ‘I wonder’ moments as well as posing careful questions to extend and further learning.
Daily Routines
The children in our 3 year old nursery provision enjoy a range of exciting and carefully planned activities focused around our carefully planned curriculum as well as their own individual needs, interests and abilities. The focus of the day continues to be on ‘Learning through Play’, with a routine that incorporates adult led activities and builds on children’s developing knowledge and curiosity.
Over the course of a week children will be involved in a range of activities and learning experiences including: cookery activities, messy play, music and movement, forest walks, outdoor activities, arts and crafts, singing and rhyme time, story time as well as snack time sessions.
Our lovely nursery
Our maths area
Our reading area
Our sand area
Our home corner
Our creative area
Our small world area
Our construction area
